“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires… Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes” (Psa. 37:4, 7). In both of these verses, a person is being asked to be enthusiastically involved with God, to persevere and endure over time while maintaining an active relationship with God. In so doing, they will learn what is the heart of God and their own

Someone needs to hear this today. I hear, from time to time, people saying that they have gone too far in sin for them to ever be able to return to God. This is a lie and totally dismisses who God is and how He saves. Today I want to look at a verse in the Bible that I had overlooked until now but it has a powerful message for anyone who thinks they can’t be saved. “And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s c

Have you ever been betrayed? David was and he was so overwhelmed that he blurted out, “All men are liars” (Psa. 116:11). David had been monumentally betrayed by his best friend and perhaps you, too, have felt the same despair from the treachery of a friend. David said that he felt close to death (v3), that he was surrounded by trouble and sorrow, that he cried profusely (v8) and that he was greatly afflicted (V10). Sooner or later we all will be affected by a deceptive friend